Resource Efficiency Archives - Page 20 of 26 - Renew Economy

Newman takes axe to Abbott’s Direct Action, and Qld bush
Newman takes an axe – and a bulldozer – to Queensland bushland, and to Tony Abbott’s Direct Action policy, by scrapping rules that prevented clear-felling.
Giles Parkinson

May 23, 2013

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How to create a net-zero energy home
New report from America’s National Institute of Standards and Technology offers a guide to creating houses that generate as much energy as they use.
CleanTechnica

May 23, 2013

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Can fossil fuel divestment stop carbon bubble from bursting?
Could the same movement that brought down Apartheid be the key tactic in convincing America to go fossil fuel free and preventing a new financial crisis?
Silvio Marcacci

Apr 29, 2013

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Green hypocrites? Behaviour change in a consumerist society
It’s not easy being green … though it is easy to talk about it.
Peter Newton

Apr 19, 2013

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Utility lifts ambition for more distributed solar in Hawai’i
Hawai’an solar advocates are celebrating after the island state’s largest utility, Hawai’ian Electric filed a plan with the public utility commission..
John Farrell

Apr 19, 2013

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Unnatural capital: Big industries trashing the global economy
New study finds $7.3trn of natural capital costs not being priced by the global economy. If it was, none of the top 20 regional sectors would be profitable, let alone cover their cost of capital. Time to change our economic measurements? One ANU academic says business-as-usual is a ‘utopian fantasy.’
Giles Parkinson

Apr 16, 2013

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French vineyard to turn carbon emissions into toothpaste
A Bordeaux winery has announced plans to capture CO2 produced during fermentation and convert it into sodium bicarbonate to be used for making toothpaste.
Mridul Chadha

Apr 16, 2013

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“Artificial Leaf” makes clean energy from dirty water
One day soon: Buy a thin device the size of a playing card, dunk it in dirty bath water and generate your own electricity.
Tina Casey

Apr 12, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Whither the hydrogen economy?
Capital cost, not hydrogen supply, will limit adoption to a mere 5.9 GW, dashing dreams of a revolutionary energy future.
Joe Romm

Apr 8, 2013

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Paris marathon runners charge display screens with foot power
The organisers of the Paris marathon laid special tiles across the course that enabled the kinetic energy from runners’ footsteps to charge display screens.
Ryan Koronowski

Apr 8, 2013

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Can we resolve the ‘peak everything’ problem?
How can a growing population with growing affluence sustain itself on a finite planet without wreaking havoc on nature and civilisation?
Jason Alexandra & Andrew Campbell

Apr 5, 2013

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Ultra-thin solar cell may boost battery life of mobile devices
Silicon Valley solar company develops method for manufacturing ultra-thin, flexible, and durable solar cells to convert a record 30.8% of light energy into electricity.
Jeff Spross

Mar 25, 2013

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